Sunday, December 4, 2016

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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The Detroit Red Wings travel to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to play the New York Islanders on Sunday, December 4, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Red Wings at +136 and the Islanders at -150. The over/under has been set at 5.

Detroit comes into this matchup having played 24 games. They have an overall record of 11-10-3 and on the road they have a record of 5-4-1. Currently they are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 58 goals and given up 61 goals for a point differential of -3. The Red Wings have an overall record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 8-13 and an over/under record of 9-12-3. New York shows up with a record of 9-10-4 including 7-4-3 at home this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 59 goals and surrendered 67 for a goal differential of -8. The Islanders have a record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 8-14 while their over/under record sits at 9-10-4.

Mike Green has accumulated 13 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 4 goals this season with 43 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 24 minutes played per game. Gustav Nyquist has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 4 goals on 46 shots. He has 10 assists giving him a total of 14 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 6 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 419 shots against him and has given up 39 goals. He has made 380 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

John Tavares has accumulated 18 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 6 goals this season with 69 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Brock Nelson has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 6 goals on 47 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 15 points on the season. Jaroslav Halak has 4 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 463 shots against him and has given up 41 goals. He has made 422 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Red Wings have 25 total points this season. They have scored 58 goals while giving up 61 goals. They have had 85 power play opportunities and have scored 13 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. The Red Wings have allowed 76 power play opportunities and given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 27 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.80% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Islanders have a total of 22 points on the season. They have 8 power play goals on 68 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 12%. They have allowed 84 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Red Wings have a total of 59 goals scored while they've given up 67 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.85%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Detroit has a Corsi percentage of 47% as they've attempted 1,190 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,344 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 46.5% as they have 899 attempts while they've given up 1,035 shots on the defensive end. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 48.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the season. They have 726 face off wins compared to 682 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.6%. On defense Detroit has 471 hits and they've blocked 309 shots from the opposition.

New York has attempted 1,243 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,527 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 44.9% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46% as they have 925 shots while they've given up 1,084 attempts on defense. The Islanders have an offensive zone percentage of 50.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.3% as they've compiled 679 face off wins this season and they have suffered 698 face off losses. On defense New York has blocked 443 shot attempts and they have 618 hits as a unit.

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 8-13 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 9-12-3 against the over/under

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 8-14 straight up

The New York Islanders are 9-10-4 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

12/02/16 LW Justin Abdelkader Knee expected to miss 2-4 weeks
11/28/16 D Brendan Smith Knee expected to miss 4-6 weeks
11/28/16 LW Tyler Bertuzzi Ankle expected to miss 3-5 weeks
11/26/16 GO Jimmy Howard Groin out indefinitely
11/21/16 D Alexey Marchenko Shoulder out indefinitely
11/16/16 C Darren Helm Shoulder expected to miss 6-8 weeks
11/11/16 C Andreas Athanasiou Knee out indefinitely
10/27/16 C Joe Vitale Concussion out indefinitely
10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely

New York Islanders Injuries

12/01/16 D Adam Pelech Upper Body "?" Sunday vs. Detroit
11/14/16 D Dennis Seidenberg Jaw out indefinitely
10/10/16 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take New York -150

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